Timo Vuorensola
Timo Vuorensola | |
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Vuorensola in 2016 | |
| Born | 29 November 1979 Helsinki, Finland |
| Occupations | Actor, film director, singer |
Timo Vuorensola (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtimo ˈʋuo̯renˌsolɑ]; born 29 November 1979) is a Finnish film director, singer and actor. He has directed Star Wreck movies Star Wreck V: Lost Contact, and Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning, created by Samuli Torssonen. Vuorensola plays Lieutenant Dwarf in the films. He also directed the film Iron Sky and its sequel, Iron Sky: The Coming Race. He is also the lead vocalist and co-founder of dark industrial band Älymystö.
The 2022 film Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, a reboot of the cult film series, is the first American film directed by Vuorensola.[1][2][3]
Vuorensola has unsuccessfully sought funding for other film projects. In 2012, it was reported that he was shopping a proposed film to be called I Killed Adolf Hitler,[4] and another to be called Jeremiah Harm.[5][6] In 2023, it was reported that he was shopping a proposed film to be called Killtown.[7]
Filmography
Films
- 1996: Star Wreck IV: The Kilpailu – actor (voice role); direct-to-video
- 1997: Star Wreck V: Lost Contact – actor; direct-to-video
- 1998: Norwegian Whore – director, actor; direct-to-video
- 2005: Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning – director, actor; direct-to-video
- 2012: Iron Sky – director, actor (uncredited); direct-to-video
- 2019: Iron Sky: The Coming Race – director, actor; direct-to-video
- 2022: Jeepers Creepers: Reborn – director, actor
- 2023: 97 Minutes – director
- 2024: Altered – director
Awards and nominations
- Iron Sky (2012)
- 2012: Winner of the audience award Pegasus and the jury-prize Silver Méliès[8] at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
- 2012: Nomination for the grand prize, The Golden Raven, at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
- 2012: Audience Award & Special Jury Mention at Utopiales Science Fiction Festival
References
- ^ Iron Sky -ohjaaja Timo Vuorensolan uusi kauhuelokuva sai trailerin – Tältä näyttää syyskuussa julkaistava Jeepers Creepers: Reborn - Muropaketti.com (in Finnish)
- ^ "Myriad Pictures, Inc. Vs Infinity Films Holdings, LLC, et al". UniCourt. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ Hamman, Cody (2 May 2022). "Jeepers Creepers: Reborn appears to be caught up in a property fraud lawsuit". JoBlo.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ Brown, Todd (25 May 2012). "Iron Sky Director's Next Is I Killed Adolf Hitler". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ Kroll, Justin; Dawtrey, Adam (15 November 2012). "'Iron Sky' team set up new sci-fier". Variety. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ Child, Ben (15 November 2012). "Iron Sky makers to crowdsource Jeremiah Harm film". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (19 May 2023). "Cannes: 'Iron Sky' Director Timo Vuorensola Prepping Darkly Comic Action Thriller 'Killtown' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ Engelen, Aurore (18 April 2012). "The Awakening wins the BIFFF's Golden Crow". Cineuropa. Retrieved 24 August 2025.